Noetic Genesis: Process Ontology and the Geometric Foundations of Stable Otherness
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) June 3, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20517860 (opens in new tab) via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA process-ontological framework is proposed to understand 'Stable Otherness'—the dynamic relational structure enabling meaningful encounters between self and other—across biological, cognitive, and artificial systems. Drawing on Whitehead's process philosophy and enactivism, geometric analogies (relational manifolds, connections, geometric flows) formalize the dynamic structure of relationality. An irreversible three-phase process of Construction, Dissipation, and Unification (the CDU cycle) is defined, and Hegelian Aufheben is reinterpreted as 'Covariant Aufheben'—the dynamic alignment of interpretive horizons. The framework traces natural-historical continuity from pre-biotic systems to flowering plants, animals, humans, and AI, and offers a novel perspective on AI alignment as co-evolutionary geometric alignment on a shared relational manifold.
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| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Unification Ontology Process computing Perspective graphical Bridge graph theory |
| Key finding | Proposes that 'Stable Otherness' can be understood as a dynamic relational structure across biological, cognitive, and artificial systems, formalized through geometric analogies and a three-phase CDU cycle. |
Abstract
This paper proposes a process-ontological framework for understanding "Stable Otherness"—the dynamic relational structure that enables a meaningful encounter between self and other—across biological, cognitive, and artificial systems. Drawing on Whitehead’s process philosophy and enactivism, we introduce geometric analogies—specifically relational manifolds, connections (∇), and geometric flows—to formalize the dynamic structure of relationality. We define an irreversible three-phase process of Construction, Dissipation, and Unification (the CDU cycle) and reinterpret Hegelian Aufheben as "Covariant Aufheben"—the dynamic alignment of interpretive horizons. This framework illuminates the natural-historical continuity from pre-biotic systems to flowering plants, animals, humans, and AI, while offering a novel perspective on AI alignment as a co-evolutionary geometric alignment on a shared relational manifold. While primarily philosophical in scope, the paper employs structural analogies intended to bridge process ontology with potential future formalizations in differential geometry and non-equilibrium physics.